DA Cy Vance Wins Conviction in Washington Heights Hit-and-Run Killing
A driver charged with fatally striking a man in Washington Heights and leaving the scene was sentenced to prison yesterday.
Jesus Fabian pled guilty to evidence tampering in the death of Antonio Ramirez, according to court records and the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
The crash occurred on Audubon Avenue at W. 176th Street on October 18, 2013, as the victim walked home from the subway at the end of an overnight shift at the restaurant where he worked.
Ramirez, 40, was married with two kids, who were 14 and 9 when their father was killed. In the aftermath of the crash, local electeds noted that speeding is commonplace in the area where Ramirez lived, due in part to its proximity to the George Washington Bridge and the Cross Bronx Expressway.
Video of the crash showed the driver of the vehicle braking after impact, then apparently driving over the victim, according to Vance's office. No witnesses could identify Fabian as the driver, and the car was not registered in his name, the DA's office said. But investigators with Vance's office and NYPD produced sufficient evidence to indict Fabian on charges of leaving the scene and tampering with evidence.
Evidence tampering is a class E felony. Prosecutors sought the maximum sentence of three-and-a-half to seven years, according to Vance's office. On Thursday, New York State Supreme Court Judge James Burke sentenced Fabian to three to six years.
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